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Pandemic will just accelerate the change that was already happening.
High Street Retailers will go bust, as they cannot compete with online warehouse operators. Government will have to reduce the business rates significantly and landlords who own the shop buildings will need to reduce the rents they charge. Retailers will need to make changes to the layout of their shops to make them more attractive, as a leisure experience. If they are offering just racks or shelfs of goods, consumers may think they are not getting anything extra than if they bought online.
As more people work from home, they will be available for home deliveries, so online retailers will gain the sales. The high streets where these homeworkers use to work close to will lose sales.
Travel sector including airlines will see many go bust, more so, if there is a second wave of the virus. Holidays based in peoples home countries or in neighbouring countries will be more popular. Caravans, motorhome sales are going to see massive increases, as people want their own clean spaces. And caravan parks will see more demand as a consequence, but will have to update facilities.
Pretty much every sector of the economy is going to see the biggest changes they have ever gone through and in a very short space of time.

This article in the Indy has some interesting views on how Brexit has affected the Uk's response to Covid.
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/coronavirus-lockdown-government-death-toll-boris-johnson-a9551516.html

Small attachment to an iPhone that cost £288.00.
I know anything that relates to Apple can be very expensive, but what was the attachment ?
Did you return the attachment product in its original packaging ?
How often do you buy products from Amazon ?
How often do you return products to Amazon ?
Could Amazon believe you are buying products to simply try out for a period, with no intention of keeping the products ?

So I make a post and ask you some questions and you then go in and make a response which deals with something completely different and which ignores the questions which I have asked completely.
I don't see how we can move forward on that basis

Thank you.
First of all, this is not chronology so we don't have any sense of the timeline.
It's still rather complicated – but maybe when you produce a chronology it will come more into focus.
However, there are a few things that we can start to tease out.
You say that you accepted £250 in an offer which was intended to reflect distress. Although you say that you accepted this offer mistakenly, it may well be that you have no further rights on this issue because of course it would have been up to you to understand the situation properly before accepting any kind of financial offer.
However, it would be useful to understand the reach of this offer and so please could you post up the offer letter by uploading it in PDF format.
You say that "high-volume messaging" is not explicitly covered in the terms and conditions – but there may be references to "fair use policy" and it may be an interpretive problem rather than looking for words which specifically match your situation. So it will be helpful to know what words Vodafone were relying upon and also what was the extent of your high-volume messaging. Did they give you any warnings.
You say that they referred to terms and conditions which you did not sign. However, it isn't necessary to sign terms and conditions. We would have to understand more about the context – but generally speaking if there is an agreement which refers to terms and conditions from the outset and you then embark upon the agreement and use the services, then all the signs would be that you've accepted the conditions of use. Signed written terms and conditions are generally speaking only required in contracts for property or copyright or shares.
You say that the contract was put in your sole name despite the fact that the company name was on the agreement. We don't have a chronology so we don't see how long this went on for and you don't explain why you didn't raise any objections to this – or maybe you did?
You say that you have sent Vodafone and Lowell an SAR but "so far" you are waiting for a response. This suggests that you sent the SAR some time ago – but you haven't told us anything about when this might have happened.
You are referring to obligations under the Consumer Rights Act but I'm afraid that these obligations refer to contracts between a trader and a consumer – and you are not trading as a consumer so these probably wouldn't apply to you.
Finally, you are worried about expressing a claim in legal language. If you begin a small claim then you certainly don't need any legal language – and in fact that kind of approach simply gets in the way. Also, it seems to me that you are gearing up to bring a court claim – which is fine, in my book – but you haven't identified your cause or causes of action and you don't have a plan.
I think we need to slow down and have a more careful and methodical look at the situation. Otherwise you're simply going to find yourself in trouble

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Hi all it has been a very long time since I posted here so with this I will try and be brief.

Currently on UC which oays my shared room rate and basic allowance which comes to £534.49 per month.

I have an opportunity to work part time 9 hours each day 2 days a week at £8.30ph getting paid weekly so 18 x £8.30 = £149.40pw and over 4 weeks around £597.60pm which is more than I get on UC. The job is a 10 min walk from home so I do not have to contend with fares either.

I understand UC will take £0.63 from my allowance for every £1 I earn so in effect I will get £0.37 UC frfom my current rate? If I have done my maths correctly my UC should be around £197.91pm which I know can fluctuate due to being 5 week months etc.

Also, if I work more because I was asked to or less sue to sickness or a holiday like Xmas Day being a day I would normally work I guess my UC will be worked out based on this so I do not lose out?

Can I also ask what hapoens with regards to my 'stamps'/NI being paid as I won't be liable for tax either due to not earning enough.

Presumably as I will be paid weekly I declare this on my UC account but should I do this weekly or at the end of the month? My statement date for UC is 5th of month and payment date 11th of month

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UC certainly better than Job seekers. Using your numbers, I work out that your revised UC award would be £158.00

£597.60 x 0.63 = £376.49

Take £376.49 off the £534.49 = £158.00

If you get paid weekly, yes you are correct that some UC monthly awards will be lower and some higher depending on how many weeks wages are taken into account.

You would in the light touch-in work group which would mean no regular Job Centre appointments.

I believe that if your employment earnings are below the level for National Insurance stamps to be awarded, that yes your UC award would give you NI stamps. It would be odd for a Government encouraging work, not to award NI stamps in your situation. Suggest that you do check this, as I am not 100% sure.

You need to report change on your UC online claim under work and earnings when you start work. You cannot report change in advance, so can only report on day you start work or as soon as possible afterwards. Once you have reported the change, you should have nothing to do, Your employers will report your earnings to HMRC and UC will received your earnings information.

We could do with some help from you.

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This is a great help and thank you for replying. Indeed as you say it would be strange for the government to encourage work and not help with contributions and I will check this. I actually just done an Entitled To calculation and it came to £121.48 UC but it may have taken in to consideration 5 week months - whatever it is I will be around £150.00pm (at least) better off so more than happy with that from a mental stability and financial point of view.

Would I report the changes weekly after each pay day or monthly? For example if UC was calculated for me on 5th of each month and I am paid 4th that could be a big impact and if reported on 5th or 6th I would be 'better off' Would I be better reporting say £597.60 as a monthly total?

After reporting good news about not doing anything else as you say the employer will report to HMRC direct

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"If you earn between £118 and £166 a week, your contributions are treated as having been paid to protect your National Insurance record."

You only report the change once, that you have stated work. Then leave it for your employers to report your earnings to HMRC, which UC should obtain automatically. UC will take into account the wages reported during your assessment period. Employers are required to report the wages no longer than 1 day after they have paid them. So you should not have any issues. Apart from differing UC awards depending on when wages are paid in relation to your UC assessment period.

We could do with some help from you.

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So basically all I need to do is report the changes (weekly or monthly?) and the company do the rest? UC will fluctuate based on assessment period as I expected but at the end of the day I will be better off so all good.

Lesson for myself - once started, report changes as and when they happen and let the rest take care of itself!